How to Use cook up in a Sentence
cook up
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Even with restrictions, the kitchen can cook up magic — the vegan desserts here knocked it out of the park.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
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After all of those teams spend an offseason cooking up ways to stop Joe Mazzulla’s uniquely devastating scheme?
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Vishwanath’s group helped cook up a phase with abelian order in 2021.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
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Be sure to soak and rinse the rice before adding it to the pot; this ensures that the grains cook up light and separate.
—Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
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For those who want to get their fried chicken and crisp fries cooked up at the same time, this model is for you.
—Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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This means pancakes will cook up thick and fluffy while crêpes are thinner.
—Julia Levy, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
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Or just a clever bit of synergy cooked up by savvy marketers?
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
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Hit Man was something that Rick and I cooked up during the pandemic.
—Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
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The clip showcased the 37-year-old health guru in action, cooking up a spread for his girlfriend and their guests.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 July 2023
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True yams have a dark, bark-like skin, and more starchy texture, while sweet potatoes have thin skins, and cook up moist and tender.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
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The smoker can cook up to 40 chicken wings, three racks of baby back ribs, a whole chicken, a brisket, or a 14-pound pork butt at once.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2024
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Javier Canteras, founder and chef of Portland’s Urdaneta restaurant, will try to cook up a win in the episode that airs on Sept. 14.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
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Celebrities are ready to see what Gordon Ramsay cooks up next!
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
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If the game is early in the day, fans cook up another Austin staple: breakfast tacos.
—Jane Borden, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
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Chet Sharma and the Bibi team also cooked up these delicious recipes.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
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Capacity: Most of our picks can cook up to 16 cups of popcorn, enough for four to six people.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
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Apple’s in-house Caffè Macs cooks up pretty fare, plus coffee and juices.
—WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
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All-purpose flour: This type of flour cooks up nicely with a golden color and great crispy texture.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
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With few exceptions, the galley cooked up plenty of palate pleasers at Sakara’s two eateries.
—David Dickstein, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
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Ground chuck: With its higher fat content, ground chuck cooks up crispy and remains tender.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
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Canned pineapple slices: The sweetness of the tender fruit slices cook up perfectly without breaking down in the hot pan.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
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Chopping up a week's worth of veggies and cooking up a storm means a lot of time standing over your kitchen countertop.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
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Everybody got their own way of cooking up and cheffing.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
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Use the griddle side for a breakfast of eggs and pancakes, and for lunch, flip it over to the grill side and cook up some tasty tofu burgers or vegetables.
—Amanda Ogle, Treehugger, 30 May 2023
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Winged killers, cooked up in a Brazilian lab and then unleashed upon the world, would swarm Texans, leaving bodies in their wake.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2023
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On its own, the stockpot has enough capacity to cook up chicken curry for a crowd.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
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Grill baskets are a great way to cook up diced veggies, potatoes and other small foods that could otherwise slip through the grill grates.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
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The host characterizes the play as nonexistent, a title and a set of details cooked up for the purposes of the broadcast.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
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This pan has unparalleled nonstick that is great for cooking up sticky items and eggs.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
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This set comes with pans, a pot with a lid, a colander, a spatula, and even a dish rack, so kids can cook up all sorts of imaginative games.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
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